About Nergal-ushezib
Lived 800 BC – 700 BC. Nergal-ushezib was a sovereign.
Nergal-ushezib, originally Shuzub, was a Babylonian nobleman who was installed as King of Babylon by the Elamites in 694 BC, after their capture of Babylon and deposition and murder of the previous king Ashur-nadin-shumi, son of King Sennacherib of Assyria.
Nergal-ushezib reigned as King for little more than a year. Sennacherib soon made war on Babylon to recover the city and avenge his son's death. Nergal-ushezib was defeated and captured by the Assyrians in battle near Nippur in September 693 BC. Nergal-ushezib's subsequent fate is unknown. He was succeeded by the Chaldean prince Mushezib-Marduk, who continued the resistance against Assyria.
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Who was Nergal-ushezib?
Babylonian king
When was Nergal-ushezib born?
Nergal-ushezib was born in 800 BC.
When did Nergal-ushezib die?
Nergal-ushezib died in 700 BC.
What was Nergal-ushezib's occupation?
Nergal-ushezib was a sovereign.
What nationality was Nergal-ushezib?
Nergal-ushezib's recorded nationality: Babylon.
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